NAPTIP Inaugurates Anti-Trafficking in Persons and Violence Against Persons Vanguard Club in Ogbia
National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) Bayelsa State Command has inaugurated its Anti-Trafficking in Persons and Violence Against Persons Vanguard Club in Community Secondary School Otuasega, Ogbia.
The inauguration took place during sensitization campaign of NAPTIP to Community Secondary School Otuasega.
The team led by the state Ag Commander, Mr Fadeware Timiebiowei was represented by Mr Wariebi Sambo who is the Head of Public Enlightenment Unit.
Mr. Sambo said they are in the school to educate both students and teachers on the danger’s of human trafficking, Child abuse and Gender Based Violence and to Inaugurate Anti-Trafficking in Persons and Violence Against Persons Vanguard in the school.
Mr Sambo took time to educate the students the functions of NAPTIP, forms of human trafficking and ways to report human trafficking cases.
He further charged the students to report any suspected case they hear or see to the Agency.
Mr Wariebi Sambo charged students as Vanguards to be watchful of happenings around them also enlighten their school mates of the importance of reporting any move or persons that may want to lure them into trafficking.
In response the school principal *Mr.Adu Oni-Okpoki* thanked the Agency for finding time in visiting the school, he promised that the school (Community Secondary School, Otuasega) will be good ambassador to NAPTIP in the fight against human trafficking in the state.
High point of the Sensitization campaign is the inauguration of Anti – Trafficking in Persons and Violence Against Person (ATIP/VAP) Vanguard group in the school. Photograph taking and sharing of the agency’s IEC materials.
Above is a visual pictorial representations showing the Sensitization campaign and inauguration of Anti-Trafficking Vanguard.
